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Eastern Impressions (Classic Reprint)

Author : D. G. Manuel
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267688395
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Eastern Impressions (Classic Reprint) written by D. G. Manuel and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Eastern Impressions For fully twenty -one years I have had the pleasure of being very closely associated with the members of my Young Men's Guild. From year to year I have received from them many helps and encouragements. In gratitude I have reproduced for past and present Guildsmen some of my Eastern Impressions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Far Eastern Impressions (Classic Reprint)

Author : Ernest F. G. Hatch
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656008094
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Far Eastern Impressions (Classic Reprint) written by Ernest F. G. Hatch and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Far Eastern Impressions Japan - First Impressions - Yokohama - The Japanese Army Contrasts of Japanese Life - National Characteristics Jealousy of Foreigners - Talk with Sir Ernest Satow -japanese industries-political Life - Japanese Progress and what it implies - Attitude towards Great Britain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Golden Window of the East

Author : Milton Reed
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483150478
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Window of the East written by Milton Reed and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Golden Window of the East: Oriental Impressions The matter of this volume is not built upon guide-books and itineraries. For these the author has little use, and has used them but little in his many wanderings. The author's theory has been that the wanderer, before his start, should absorb in his memory all the information possible of the countries he is about to visit, keep his mind open for local impressions, see with his own eyes and make his own judgments. All the following chapters were written on the spot, as the author moved from place to place, and while the local color was most vivid. His most abiding interest was in the human element: the ancient races of the Oriental home-land: and in the sharp contrasts in the social life of the East and West. He hopes that some of this interest may be transmuted into the minds of those who are kind enough to read the volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Japanese Letters

Author : Hastings George Fitzhardinge Berkeley
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666269263
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (692 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Letters written by Hastings George Fitzhardinge Berkeley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Japanese Letters: Eastern Impressions of Western Men and Manners, as Contained in the Correspondence of Tokiwara and Yashiri As a mere translator and editor of others' work, I might have permitted myself, without incurring the charge of fatuity or vanity, to say a few words in its praise, to touch on its points of utility, interest, humour or other excellence. I have not done soz for reasons which the intelligent reader will not find it difficult to guess, and with which the unintelligent reader need not be troubled. Matters which are merely of domestic interest to the writers of these letters, or which relate to their?reface. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Surgeon's Log

Author : James Johnston Abraham
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260673251
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (732 download)

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Download or read book The Surgeon's Log written by James Johnston Abraham and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Surgeon's Log: Being Impressions of the Far East IT is almost eighteen months since the impressions here recorded first were offered to the public; and re-reading them now, after the interval, I am conscious that for me the first glad joy of it is over, I can never again recapture the shimmering golden glamour of it all. Indeed, looking back through the grey mist of England, I find myself tempted, with the wisdom or folly of later remembrance, to revise, rewrite, tone down some of the pictures that now seem too polychromatic in the retrospect. But I have refrained, feeling that thereby any value they may possess as truth would be mirror dimmed by the breathings of the later mood - their individuality would thus be lost. Nevertheless, I have yielded to temptation to this extent: so' many have written asking What became of them afterwards? That I have added a postscript to the original narrative telling what they thought of it all, and how they liked being put into a book. Nothing had pleased me more than the numerous letters I have received from doctors - young men writing eagerly to know if I could find them such a ship in which they might have such experiences, older men enquiring furtively, apologetically, if their grey hairs could possibly be overlooked so that they too might find themselves amid similar surroundings. Apparently romance dies hard, and so to all I have replied that, given the proper subjective attitude of mind, their pleasure under similar circumstances would be as great - for it is in ourselves, not in the events that occur to us that happiness is to be found. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Mirror of the East (Classic Reprint)

Author : Arthur Davison Ficke
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331821178
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (211 download)

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Download or read book The Mirror of the East (Classic Reprint) written by Arthur Davison Ficke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Mirror of the East The color-prints with which we are now concerned constitute a special development or offshoot of painting proper. They are, strictly speaking, not paintings at all. But wood-engravings in color, or impressions taken on paper from a series of charged blocks of wood. The method of procedure was simple but exact ing. First the artist drew his picture on a sheet of thin paper, which was then pasted on a slab of cherry-wood and all but the out lines cut away by the knife of the engraver. From this key-block, a few copies of the outline were printed: and with the aid of these as guides, a series of wood-blocks was engraved, each one of the blocks bearing in relief only such parts of the whole picture as were to be given the same single color. Then, by carefully apply ing the various tints to the various blocks, and pressing these suc cessively in exact register on a sheet of paper, all the colors were brought together in their proper relative positions, and the color print resulted. The success of the process and the beauty of the final product depended upon three elements - the composition of the original design, the accuracy of the woodcutting, and the hand ling of the colors on the blocks. If crude colors were used. The print would be spoiled: and we often find that impressions taken from the identical blocks may differ enormously in beauty. One can get for a few cents poor copies of certain prints whose value in fine impressions might mount into hundreds of dollars. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Vacation Impressions (Classic Reprint)

Author : C. Arthur Longwell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267693726
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (937 download)

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Download or read book Vacation Impressions (Classic Reprint) written by C. Arthur Longwell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Vacation Impressions Seas roll to waft me, suns to light me rise My footstool earth, my canopy the skies. The man who trails along afterward usually gets a friendly nod from porters and pursers and the best accommodations as a reward of merit for his calm behavior and his trust in those who are expected to provide for his comfort - especially if a coin occasionally sees the light of day. The new steel wonder in process of construction over East River has been passed. Hell Gate, with its treacherous rocks has been safely threaded and we are out on the undulating swell of Long Island Sound. The sun hangs low in the sky with every promise of giving us a picture at setting, the charm of which never seems to grow old. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Letters From the Far East

Author : De Lancey Floyd-Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332226696
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book Letters From the Far East written by De Lancey Floyd-Jones and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Letters From the Far East: Being Impressions of a Tour Around the World, by Way of England, India, China, and Japan During 1885-86 The letters in this volume were written in the course of a tour around the world, in 1885-6, and appeared in journals of the time. They are presented now in book form, in the hope that they may interest friends and fellow travellers. The only claim made for them is, that they give a plain narrative of the journey, and some details concerning the places of note which I visited. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

EASTERN IMPRESSIONS

Author : D. G. (David Gilmour) B. 1858 Manuel
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781362033851
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book EASTERN IMPRESSIONS written by D. G. (David Gilmour) B. 1858 Manuel and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Religion of the East

Author : Joel Hawes
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333182946
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (829 download)

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Download or read book Religion of the East written by Joel Hawes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Religion of the East: With Impressions of Foreign Travel When it was determined, most unexpectedly to myself, that I should leave my pe0p1e and my home on a visit to the East, in company with my now deceased daughter, and my beloved friend Dr. Anderson, it was my earnest desire and prayer, that I might make the interval of my absence as profitable to myself and others as possible. With this view, I resolved to keep my mind open tojust impressions from all that I might see and hear in the lands I expected to visit. I wished to view the objects and scenes which might engage my attention, not merely with the eye of curiosity, or of one traveling for pleasure, but as a christian minister, that so I might turn the impressions I should receive, to the spiritual advantage of my beloved people, and the furtherance of the great objects of my ministry, I was greatly interested in my journey, - 1t could not be oth erwise - the aspect of the countries I visited, the people, lan guage, religion, manners and customs, were all so strange and so new. What was thus interesting to myself, I naturally con cluded would also be interesting to my friends at home, though presented only in brief statement and outline. In this view, I have occasionally, since my return, delivered discourses, chie y in the form of Sabbath evening lectures, designed to give my people some instructive idea of the scenes I passed through during the time I was absent from them. The discourses in this volume are a part of what I have attempted in this way. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Letters From China and Some Eastern Sketches (Classic Reprint)

Author : Jay Denby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331037330
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Letters From China and Some Eastern Sketches (Classic Reprint) written by Jay Denby and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Letters From China and Some Eastern Sketches The aim of "Letters from China" is to convey an impression of life in the Far East as it appeared to an individual for whom the serious side of any subject has never possessed so powerful an attraction as has its humorous aspect. I offer this explanation in the hope that it may be regarded, by indulgent readers, as a plea in extenuation of the book's many faults. The stories are mainly incidents within the actual experience of the writer, who has attempted to portray them in their own Oriental colouring rather than by means of precisive literary expression. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Two Undergraduates in the East (Classic Reprint)

Author : W. Carey Jeffries
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267536306
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (363 download)

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Download or read book Two Undergraduates in the East (Classic Reprint) written by W. Carey Jeffries and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Two Undergraduates in the East IN order to visit most of the countries at the best seasons of the year, we had planned to visit Japan first, arriving there from America and Canada. These two latter countries do not come under the heading of this book, nor were we there long enough to get any definite knowledge nor impressions of them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

To-Morrow in the East (Classic Reprint)

Author : Douglas Story
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282886820
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book To-Morrow in the East (Classic Reprint) written by Douglas Story and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from To-Morrow in the East This book makes no pretence to be a treatise on the trend of events in the Orient, yet is it something more than the impressions of a globe-trotter. It represents the result of ten years' observation as war-correspondent and special correspondent in the countries of the East, as editor of a daily newspaper in Hong Kong, and as a resident in Peking. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Turkish Woman's European Impressions (Classic Reprint)

Author : Zeyneb Hanoum
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331671176
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book A Turkish Woman's European Impressions (Classic Reprint) written by Zeyneb Hanoum and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Turkish Woman's European Impressions What is true in my story is the culture allowed to Turkish women and the suffering which must necessarily follow. This suffering, which to my foreign eyes appeared perhaps more intense, is also giving anxiety to my dear friends the Turks themselves, and they would like to alleviate it. The remedy for this evil I do not claim to have discovered, since the greatest thinkers of the East are still diligently working to find it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Unchanging East (Classic Reprint)

Author : Robert Barr
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267531035
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Unchanging East (Classic Reprint) written by Robert Barr and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Unchanging East I almost always judge a strange ship by its smoking-room; but this compartment on the Creole Prince bore a striking resemblance in size and accoutrements to a rather big, rather long, third class compartment on the south-eastern Railway. This was a disappointment to a man brought up on sumptuous Atlantic liners. There was a door at each end, and two seats along each side, with a pair of round metal tables in between them. I nearly deserted the ship when I saw this inadequate fumi gating chamber; but first impressions are never safe guides to follow, and before many days were past I came to look upon that smoking-room with an affection that did not seem possible at the beginning of the voyage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Surgeon's Log; Being Impressions of the Far East

Author : James Johnston Abraham
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230302911
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Surgeon's Log; Being Impressions of the Far East written by James Johnston Abraham and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter iii pinang The pageant of the Orient: 'Rickishaws: An encounter with one of the Lost Legion: The fascination of the halfcaste i Concerning Japanese tea-houses: Malay philosophy: The gentle art of piracy: The tragedy of a sampan: Chang Wan Loo and tailoring by lightning: A morning climb: The luxury of the Malay bath: Women in the Far East: The unexpected behaviour of the Klings: An aside on frock-coats: To the memory of Captain Light chapter iii Next morning some one shouted down my ventilator, "Hi, Doc.! Get up! We're in sight of Pinang." It was about half-past six, and I rushed on deck as I was. This was what I had come 8000 miles to see, and every moment lost seemed wasted. It was twentyone days since we had touched solid ground, and my feet ached to be ashore again. The first impression was of a wonderful green: the land seemed smothered in vegetation. It rose precipitous from the water's edge, crag upon crag of naked rock jutting out grey amongst the green, with here and there the white outlines of verandahed bungalows, perched perilously on the heights, which, half hidden in the verdure, rose higher and higher, and culminated finally in one great peak 2700 feet above the sea. Passing Muka Head, a promontory on the extreme north-west end of the island, we swung round a red buoy for Georgetown, running between the island and the mainland. The deep blue of the Indian Ocean had ceased, and the water was a milky-white. The mainland, known as Province Wellesley, once part of the kingdom of Kedah, was a green belt of palm-trees, fringing a yellow strand, stretching back to the blue hills behind. All around us lay crazy-looking fishing praus, with batwing palm-leaf sails, brown and yellow, patched to the limit of patchiness, manned...

Some Personal Impressions (Classic Reprint)

Author : Take Jonescu
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666911919
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Some Personal Impressions (Classic Reprint) written by Take Jonescu and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Some Personal Impressions This book should need no introduction, for all who have tried to follow the course of events in the Danubian States and Balkan States during the last few years cannot but know the name and fame of Mr. Take Jonescu, one of the most active and gifted, as well as one of the most highly cultivated statesmen in Eastern Europe. However, at the request of its author, whose acquaintance I had the good fortune to make when travelling in Roumania fourteen years ago, I willingly write a few sentences of Preface to this English translation. The French original (for Mr. Jonescu writes French with singular facility, clearness, and grace) has already found many readers, and this version deserves to win for it a still larger circle here and in America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.